Allowed with city permit in: Anaheim(3), Buena Park, Dana Point, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, and San Clemente.
Based on regulations in the City of Orange, a permit will only be issued for a property owned by an individual or a personal trust. Priority is given to City of Orange residents and owner-occupied properties.
Several Southern California cities—including Hermosa Beach, Laguna Beach, Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica—ban Airbnb rentals. Websites such as Airbnb and VRBO have given rise to a sharing economy in which people rent their places while away or provide an extra room to a stranger.
Orange, California has implemented a Short-Term Rental (STR) ordinance, effective since June 10, 2021, which allows a maximum of 125 STRs to operate in the city. The city has reached this limit and now maintains a waitlist for those who wish to operate a short-term rental.
Short-Term Rental Licensing Requirement in Orange County. To legally operate a short-term rental in Orange County, property owners must obtain a Short-Term Rental Permit from the county government. The permitting process ensures that STRs meet all zoning, safety, and occupancy requirements.
Cities That Have Banned or Heavily Short-term Rental Properties New York City, USA. New York City has some of the strictest Airbnb restrictions in the world. Barcelona, Spain. Berlin, Germany. Paris, France. San Francisco, USA. Amsterdam, Netherlands. London, United Kingdom.
Allowed with city permit in: Anaheim(3), Buena Park, Dana Point, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, and San Clemente.
In Orange County, the forecast projects the average rent to grow to $2,786 per month by mid-2026, up from $2,676 last summer, a 4% increase. Vacancy rates in OC are expected to rise to 4.6% by mid-2026, up from 4.1% over the summer.
California's Tenant Protection Act (AB 1482) regulates how much landlords can raise rent for their rental properties. This law puts a state-wide limit on rent so that annual increases don't exceed 5% plus the current rate of inflation, or 10% of the current rent—whichever is lower.
Rental prices in Orange County jumped 22% in 2021 before leveling out a year later and increasing modestly in 2023. Prices have been on the rise again this year, ing to data from Apartment List.